In the lead up to Mother's Day this weekend, we have exciting news from Town Hall! 'Whitley' the mother goose who chose Town Hall as her nesting location hatched what appears to be five new goslings around 6 a.m. this morning. 

The Town is now in the process of contacting the Whitby prize pack winners who correctly guessed today as the due date. Thank you to the more than 200 people who took part in the contest. 

The Town wants to ensure the mama and her babies stay safe, so asks residents to:

• Watch her from the live feed and give her space if you need to come to Town Hall. If you need to drop something off after-hours, we ask that you take extra care when using the drop box.
• Refrain from feeding the mama and her babies. They have plenty of healthy food in their habitat to sustain them.

Check out the live goose cam until tomorrow, May 7 at 12 p.m. and get a glimpse of Whitby's newest residents.

Watch the live goose cam

Did you know:

• Geese choose their nest sites based on proximity to water, and they can walk 3 or 4 kilometres from the nest site to get there (Toronto Wildlife Centre). 
• Baby geese are called goslings.
• The goslings will stay with their parents for the first year of their life.
• The birds mate for life, which can be anywhere from 10 to 25 years.
• Migrating geese can reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour when the wind is right. In those conditions they can travel 1,000 kilometres in a day
• Learn more about Canada Geese.